MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
elearning are enabling
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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